Herling

Male
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Discussion of the name

Herling is a Continental Germanic masculine name, probably an -ing derivative of a compound with heri ‘army’ as its first element; like the ‘eng’ of Herleng, the ‘enc’ of the DB form Erlenc points to a continental origin and hence its inclusion here rather than under the name Ærling (von Feilitzen 1937: 248).

The only related entries in the PASE corpus are for Erlenc 1 and Herling 1, catch-all categories for the DB forms dealt with here, and for Erling 1, a form dealt with under Ærling.

Bibliography

von Feilitzen 1937: Olof von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book, Nomina Germanica 3 (Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1937)

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Erlenc, Herleng, Herling

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Erlenc, Herling

  Phillimore edition: Erlenc, Herling

  Alecto edition: Erlenc, Herling

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Holder 1066

Shire Phil. ref. Vill DB Spelling Holder 1066 Lord 1066 Tenant-in-Chief 1086 1086 Subtenant Fiscal Value 1066 Value 1086 Value Conf. Show on Map
Berkshire 58,2 Irish Hill Herleng Herling 'of Herriard' - Hugolin the steersman - 1.00 4.00 3.00 E Map
Dorset 6,3 Tarrant Keyneston Herling Herling 'of Tarrant' - Gilbert, bishop of Lisieux - 10.17 13.00 13.00 E Map
Hampshire 23,29 Herriard Erlenc Herling 'of Herriard' Edward, king Hugh de Port Walter fitzRoger 5.00 4.00 5.00 E Map
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